President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that he “never mentioned” anything about the dispute between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea during his campaign for the 2016 presidential election. This is not true.
A VERA Files Fact Check reader wants to know why National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Alex Paul Monteagudo and several other Facebook users share wrong information that can be easily verified.
Drawing inspiration from the community pantry on Maginhawa St. in Quezon City put up by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non on April 14, more than 300 similar food stalls have sprouted across the country in less than a week. However, the top three executives of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and some security officials gave confusing and contradicting statements on what to do with the charity initiative.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. erroneously claimed that it is in the agenda of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), under the proposed Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) with the Philippine government, to block the implementation of the national identification system.
The Philippines welcomed the second quarter of 2021 with record-high numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Currently at over 864,000, a research group has predicted that the nationwide count for local coronavirus infections will reach one million by the end of the month.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has reiterated Beijing’s false claim that Julian Felipe Reef (international name: Whitsun Reef) is part of China territory.
During the first six months of 2021, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is expected to decide whether to recommend launching an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs.
Sa loob ng unang anim na buwan ng 2021, inaasahang magdedesisyon si International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda kung kanyang irerekomenda ang paglulunsad ng imbestigasyon ukol sa madugong war on drugs ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Nakatakdang umupo sa ika-16 ng Hunyo 2021 bilang bagong chief prosecutor ng International Criminal Court (ICC) ang British lawyer na si Karim Khan, ang kapalit ng magre-retirong si Fatou Bensouda. Bago bumaba sa puwesto, tinitiyak ni Bensouda na kanyang ilalabas ang desisyon kung dapat imbestigahan ang “crimes against humanity” na naganap umano sa kampanya laban sa droga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
When Karim Khan assumes the position of chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in June, he faces the possibility of investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed in the Philippines’ campaign against illegal drugs.
